Not something usually done, “Don’t Make Me Go” tells us, using voiceover, what we’re going to think about the film. For some reason, Wally, played by young Mia Isaac, says to the audience, “You’re not going to like how this story ends.”
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In 1992, director Anthony Pullen Shaw adapted Paul Gallico’s novel “Mrs. ‘Arris Goes to Paris” into a film starring Angela Lansbury and Omar Sharif. The book was the first in a series about a maid who works for well-to-do clients who treat her as though she owes them something.
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“Where the Crawdads Sing” is based off a very popular novel read in many local book clubs. In fact, one of the early promoters of the book was Reese Witherspoon, who is now one of this movie’s producers. The story seems perfect for a friendly book-club environment, with the strong yet troubled young female character.
Directed by: Maria Schrader
Written by: Rebecca Lenkiewicz
Cast: Carey Mulligan, Zoe Kazan, Andre Braugher and Patricia Clarkson
Genre: Drama
Producers: Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner
Executive Producers: Megan Ellison, Sue Naegle
Directed by: Marc Forster
Screenplay by: Mark Bomback
Based on the Book by: R.J. Palacio
Starring: Ariella Glaser, Orlando Schwerdt, Bryce Gheisar, with Gillian Anderson and Helen Mirren
Genres: Biography, Drama, War
Rated: Not Yet Rated
Produced by: Todd Lieberman, p.g.a., David Hoberman, p.g.a., R.J. Palacio
Distributed by: Lionsgate
If you’re hoping for expanded details about the “King of Rock n’ Roll” in this biopic, they’re here. When you hear the name Elvis Presley, outside of the songs he courted us with, you can’t help but think of the loud outfits, big belt buckles, the mismanaged movie career and his fondness for karate. Baz Luhrmann’s usual glitz and flash are all over “Elvis” because that’s who the singer was.
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Directed by: Quinn Shephard
Written by: Quinn Shephard
Starring: Zoey Deutch, Dylan O’Brien, Mia Isaac
Rated: R
Run Time: 1h 40m
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Nancy Stokes is a 55-year-old widow played believably by 63-year-old, two-time Academy Award winner, Emma Thompson. Leo Grande is played by Daryl McCormack from “Peaky Blinders.” Thompson looks fabulous and is remarkable in the part while he, perhaps surprisingly from someone so new to the business, holds his own with a gifted actor who has been performing longer than McCormack has been alive.
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Directed by: Hannah Marks
Written by: Vera Herbert
Starring: John Cho, Mia Isaac, Mitchell Hope, Jemaine Clement, Stefania LaVie Owen, Kaya Scodelario
Produced by: Donald De Line, Leah Holzer, Peter Saraf
Rated: R
Run Time: 1h 49m
Genre: Drama
